semisubmersible blowout preventer with another BOP , a federal spokesman said Aug. 30. National ..... on equipment and lines that will lift the BOP off the blown-out Macondo well in 5,000 ..... try to remove the capping stack from the BOP and then lift the BOP itself. The work

preventer with the Development Driller II’s BOP so that a relief well can be completed on ..... capping stack from the Deepwater Horizon BOP . The capping stack was installed on July ..... connect a riser to the Deepwater Horizon BOP and lift it from the Macondo well. Transocean

of field development. Although surface BOP equipment has been utilized previously ..... drilling unit Stena Tay using a surface BOP drilling system to more than 17,000 ft ..... include: The first deployment of a surface BOP drilling system from a dynamically positioned

continue to closely monitor progress as the BOP , which along with the latching device weighs ..... m. CDT on Sept. 3. Plans call for a BOP from Transocean Ltd.’s Development Driller ..... to replace the failed Deepwater Horizon BOP before crews finish drilling a relief well

investigators are trying to figure out why the BOP failed. Previously, the US Department of the ..... Det Norske Veritas (USA) Inc. to conduct the BOP forensic testing on the Deepwater Horizon BOP and lower marine riser package at the National

investigators are trying to figure out why the BOP failed. Previously, the US Department of the ..... Det Norske Veritas (USA) Inc. to conduct the BOP forensic testing on the Deepwater Horizon BOP and lower marine riser package at the National

testing into the failed blowout preventer ( BOP ) from Transocean Ltd.’s Deepwater Horizon ..... to allow additional time for testing the BOP and also to provide more time to prepare ..... Norske Veritas was hired to conduct the BOP forensic testing. The BOP and lower-marine

accommodate pipe up to 17 in. OD. The ram BOP has a working pressure of 10,000 psi and ..... pressure of 15,000 psi. The Spherical BOP has a working pressure of 5,000 psi and ..... testing took 10 days, with actual testing of BOP components lasting 8 days. Rigging down

mystery in the Deepwater Horizon disaster, of course, is the BOP ’s apparent failure. On the basis of concerns raised in papers ..... alleges that the industry possessed incriminating foreknowledge of BOP problems. Her web site says she has “uncovered technical